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Habilidades de Palavras do SAT 5 - Lição 3

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to prognosticate

to predict something in advance

prever, prognosticar

prever, prognosticar

Ex: The weather forecasters prognosticated heavy rainfall for the weekend. 
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to detonate

to make something explode

detonar, explodir

detonar, explodir

Ex: The technician detonated the device in a controlled environment. 
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to captivate

to attract someone by being irresistibly appealing

cativar, encantar

cativar, encantar

Ex: The enchanting melody of the music captivated everyone in the room. 
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to decimate

to kill large groups of people

dizimar, aniquilar

dizimar, aniquilar

Ex: The deadly virus threatened to decimate the population if not controlled. 
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to satiate
to satiate
[verbo]

to fully satisfy a desire or need, such as food or pleasure, often beyond capacity

saciar, satisfazer plenamente

saciar, satisfazer plenamente

Ex: The elaborate feast was designed to satiate even the most ravenous appetites. 
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to conciliate

to do something that stops someone's anger or dissatisfaction, usually by being friendly or giving them what they want

conciliar, apaciguar

conciliar, apaciguar

Ex: She conciliated the upset customer by offering a full refund. 
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to osculate

(geometry) to touch another curve or surface in at least three points

oscular, tocar em pelo menos três pontos

oscular, tocar em pelo menos três pontos

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to fulminate

to strongly criticize or condemn

fulminar, condenar veementemente

fulminar, condenar veementemente

Ex: The journalist fulminated against the government's handling of the crisis, accusing officials of incompetence. 
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to dilate
to dilate
[verbo]

to increase in size or width

dilatar, alargar

dilatar, alargar

Ex: The pupils of the eyes dilate in low light conditions. 
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to matriculate

to officially enroll or register as a student at a school, college, or university

matricular, inscrever-se

matricular, inscrever-se

Ex: She plans to matriculate at Harvard University in the fall. 
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to initiate

to start a new course of action

iniciar, começar

iniciar, começar

Ex: The company decided to initiate a new marketing campaign to promote their latest product. 
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to truncate

to cut something short in length or duration

truncar, encurtar

truncar, encurtar

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to dissipate

to waste money, energy, or resources

dissipar, desperdiçar

dissipar, desperdiçar

Ex: He quickly realized that buying expensive gadgets was causing him to dissipate his savings. 
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to promulgate

to make something known publicly, especially an idea, belief, or policy

promulgar, divulgar

promulgar, divulgar

Ex: She promulgated her views on education reform in a televised interview. 
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to depopulate

to cause fewer people live in an area

despovoar, reduzir a população

despovoar, reduzir a população

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to amputate

to surgically remove a body part, such as a limb or organ, often due to injury, disease, or medical necessity

amputar

amputar

Ex: The surgeon had to amputate the patient's leg to prevent the spread of the infection. 
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to federate

to join together into a single unit for a common cause

federar, unir

federar, unir

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to accumulate

to collect an increasing amount of something over time

acumular, juntar

acumular, juntar

Ex: Over the years, he has accumulated a vast collection of rare stamps from all over the world. 
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to obviate
to obviate
[verbo]

to eliminate a requirement or complication by providing a solution

obviar, eliminar a necessidade de

obviar, eliminar a necessidade de

Ex: The new software obviates the need for manual data entry. 
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